Trying to start getting a handle on this. Any constructive criticism welcome. I've done three to get my feet wet.

The worlds of a ruler that loses more than just a throne, a good samaritan that doesn’t shut up, and a maimed seeress converge on each other with seemingly the same goal, but each hold deep secrets. The fate of a nation depends on their ability to discern truth from deception, and whether or not they succumb to their pasts, or overcome it.

When a pyromancer tyrant loses more than his throne, he endures a barrage of challenges to make sense of his new world, including a good samaritan who won’t shut up, a maimed seeress, and a benevolent king who doesn’t trust any of them.

In the aftermath of losing everything, a pyromancer overlord plans revenge on his apprentice, but now he’s surrounded by undesirables - a chatty samaritan and a maimed seeress - and then the assassins start showing up.

The MC's goal (or main action and obstacles standing in the way of that goal).

The MC's stake.

(Bonus points if you can get all that in under 25 words. )

And you need to be specific about the inciting incident and the goals. "Fate of the nation", "make sense of his new world", "losing everything," "revenge on his apprentice" are all to vague. Be explicit about what happened and what has to be done next.

Example:

When a dragon kidnaps the princess, a squire must overcome his fear of fire to kill the dragon, save the princess and win his spurs.

To keep myself shorter word lengths are also still at the end of each one. Am I getting closer? Any one of them stick out as exceptionally worse or better then the others? Thank you!

**The best person to help a dethroned pyromancer take revenge on his backstabbing apprentice probably isn’t a chatty x-assassin from an enemy nation, but it’s all Lufain has. 28

**Lufain longs to regain his throne, but he’s torn between the advice of a befriended x-assassin and his seer heiress. Will friendship or family reign? 25

**Lufain's not your everyday dethroned pyromancer. His friend is an x-assassin and his heiress is a seer, surely together they can exact revenge on his backstabbing apprentice. 27

**For exiled pyromancer tyrant Lufain, there are only two options left: hide within an enemy nation or form alliance with them. Either way, time is running out to return before his backstabbing apprentice ignites a crippling war. 37

**When assassins find him, dethroned tyrant Lufain is left with only two choices: hide in a hostile nation or form alliance with them, no problem when your friend is an x-assassin and your heiress is a seer, right? 38